The Walking Dead is TV’s biggest show for the 4th straight year
By Adam Carlson
AMC’s zombie survival drama The Walking Dead has been declared television’s highest rated program for the fourth year in a row after a crazy sixth season.
There was a time not too long ago that television was dominated by medical dramas and quirky situation comedies. Now, it appears as though horror, fantasy, and drama are the new juggernauts of the television industry, which is great news for AMC’s hit show The Walking Dead.
According to an article on the ComicBook.com website and a recent press release from AMC, the sixth season of The Walking Dead has helped make the show the most watched show on television for the fourth straight year in a row, which is an extraordinary feat for any program.
To put that into perspective, 18.4 million watched the introduction of Negan during the season 6 finale, which is an amazing number considering it was up against tough competition like the opening day of Major League Baseball and professional wrestling’s biggest event WrestleMania.
The Walking Dead had an average audience percentage of 9.1, beating out great competition like Sunday Night Football (7.5%), Empire (6.7%), Thursday Night Football (5.7) and The Big Bang Theory (5.6%). With a commanding lead over all that competition, it is safe to say that fans of AMC’s flagship program are loyal and devoted to watching every single episode.
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Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios said in the recent AMC press release that he is honored to have their channel have a show adored by so many fans and offered thanks to all the viewers who have helped to make The Walking Dead the massive hit that it has become.
"“We know how rare it is to have the #1 show on television for four years running and to share a season six finale on AMC with more than 18 million fans, to say nothing of the passionate and appreciated conversations that followed. So, as we close this season, first and foremost, a heartfelt ‘thank you’ is on all of our minds. Thank you to everyone who makes The Walking Dead possible, from those working in the Los Angeles-Senoia-New York ‘zombie triangle’ to our fans around the world. We now put down Lucille for a while and leave the ‘at bats’ to baseball until our October return.”"
The Walking Dead had an average audience percentage of 9.1, beating out great competition like Sunday Night Football (7.5%), Empire (6.7%), Thursday Night Football (5.7) and The Big Bang Theory (5.6%). With a commanding lead over all that competition, it is safe to say that fans of AMC’s flagship program are loyal and devoted to watching every single episode.
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Of course, with season 6 of The Walking Dead now on break, the cast and crew will be hard at work creating more fantastic episodes of the zombie show. In addition Fear The Walking Dead‘s second season is just around the corner, premiering on April 10, 2016 and the comics, video games, action figures, DVD/Blu-Ray, and more will be available shortly to help fans through the wait.